tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post938485110450245168..comments2023-10-27T20:27:57.900-04:00Comments on Kid Dynamite's World: Garden 1.1Kid Dynamitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-57431088501479596442010-08-19T09:06:49.222-04:002010-08-19T09:06:49.222-04:00with the heat this summer it shouldnt be bad...wit...with the heat this summer it shouldnt be bad...with late blight, youre at the mercy of the weather...rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-78854991270723592822010-08-19T08:56:35.568-04:002010-08-19T08:56:35.568-04:00definitely possible, yet large portions of my crop...definitely possible, yet large portions of my crop have definitely not been decimated.Kid Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-35981203229819422222010-08-19T08:52:53.346-04:002010-08-19T08:52:53.346-04:00hard to tell...here's some pictures:
http://w...hard to tell...here's some pictures:<br /><br />http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=late+blight+tomatoes&rlz=1R2ADFA_enUS372&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=4SVtTOqlM82InQfeo-zRCA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQsAQwAw&biw=1519&bih=689<br /><br />ive been growing tomatoes almost 40 years and late blight is the only disease i'd call devastating; twice ive lost more than a third of green tomatoes in an otherwise already poor crop, and its almost entirely dependant on the weather...rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-40093868091299023422010-08-19T08:28:36.456-04:002010-08-19T08:28:36.456-04:00uh oh - i've had a few tomatoes with spots lik...uh oh - i've had a few tomatoes with spots like you describe... but it's not rampant...Kid Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-11878481530406706782010-08-19T07:10:38.485-04:002010-08-19T07:10:38.485-04:00just to weigh back in on the tomatoes; i dont thin...just to weigh back in on the tomatoes; i dont think its fusarium, or at least not serious; your entire plants would show more wilt, as it infects the stems...if you dont use fungicides (i dont), probably 90% of plants will show some spots on the lower leaves late in the season and theyre usually not a concern...a lot of hybrid tomatoes are fusarium resistant; look for seed with a VFNT suffix; resistant to verticillium, fusarium, nematodes, and tobacco mosaic...<br /><br />if you get late blight, sickening greasy brown areas will show up on green tomatoes... last year with cool wet weather was one of the worst for it in decades from connecticut to illinois and points north...this year its been too hot & dry in the east for it to get a foothold...rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-46461886719106856602010-08-18T10:36:08.317-04:002010-08-18T10:36:08.317-04:00For the marinara you really do need to add some to...For the marinara you really do need to add some tomato paste to thicken it up. Also, add a bay leaf when you add the tomatoes, let it simmer with the sauce, and remove it just before serving (you cannot eat bay leaves).<br /><br />Next...use homemade pasta!!<br /><br />-Mrs. Big ShowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-90202075400519372862010-08-17T20:45:35.810-04:002010-08-17T20:45:35.810-04:00anon - i have no secret recipes. happy to share.
...anon - i have no secret recipes. happy to share.<br /><br />i kinda just improvised...<br /><br />i took 1/2 yellow onion and 4 big cloves of garlic - diced, and sauteed the two in a little bit of olive oil.<br /><br />then i took 5 medium sized garden fresh tomatoes, and pureed them in the blender, and threw them in the pot with the onions/garlic. I think my onion ratio may have been a little high.<br /><br />I added salt and pepper to taste - about 1T kosher salt, and about 35 turns of fresh ground pepper from a pepper grinder.<br /><br />i added about 7 fresh picked basil leaves - 5 diced, two whole. <br /><br />Then i just simmered it for a while. about 90 minutes... I then diced a fresh picked green pepper, added that, and simmered for another 30 minutes.<br /><br />i think i may have been cooking it at too low a temp, and maybe not long enough, because it definitely wasn't thick enough - but that's probably just a matter of time...also, note, when you use fresh tomatoes, you need to cook the sauce for a while - they taste very different at first.<br /><br />let me know how yours goes.Kid Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-76377018743574628372010-08-17T20:38:28.093-04:002010-08-17T20:38:28.093-04:00KD, I've been a fan of the site for a while no...KD, I've been a fan of the site for a while now (started off on the financial/poker stuff) and enjoy reading the garden stories. Anyway, I took my first crack at marinara sauce the other night and while I was pleased, I can't help thinking I can do better. Care to share your recipe?<br /><br />I know peeps can get defensive on their recipes, so if your not interested in posting, no worries.<br /><br />thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-76153798907375396722010-08-17T19:52:23.805-04:002010-08-17T19:52:23.805-04:00Great work! Gardens are plenty of effort, but wor...Great work! Gardens are plenty of effort, but worth it in the end.EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.com